2) Good Fathers Are Physically Present… Most fathers that I speak with understand that they need to financially provide for their children. Providing is such a well-understood aspect of fathering that often dads are just referred to as a “provider.” In fact, I often tell people that the only way that the government tends to think about dads is in this way. Alas, while there are a plethora of programs for women focused on maternal health and child well-being, for… Read more
March 8, 2021
There are 6 Things Good Dads Do. Here’s the first one…
March 8, 2021 By Roland Warren
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Number 1 – Good Dads Know the Power of Affirmation Several years ago, I was preparing to speak about fatherhood at a men’s prayer breakfast and I wasn’t quite sure what to say. I needed a fresh word from God. So, I started thumbing through my Bible and came across Matthew 3:13-17 through 4:1. Check out what it said below: Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him,… Read more
January 31, 2021
Should A Woman’s Right to Abortion Be Considered a Human Right?
January 31, 2021 By Roland Warren
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A colleague of mine recently told me about an incident that happened in her daughter’s college classroom. The professor of a public speaking class, who had made it very clear that he is anti-Christian and pro-choice when it comes to unborn babies in the womb, decided to do an “experiment” in class. He asked the class to stand on one side of the room if they believe that women’s rights are human rights. Of course, everyone in the class went… Read more
December 27, 2020
Here’s How Jesus Calls Us to Engaged a Culture in Conflict…
December 27, 2020 By Roland Warren
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As I write this, our nation faces a time of great social unrest and political division. We are challenged to state publicly with our words and on social media what matters. But for too many, a person’s hashtag has become the litmus test for determining the value of their perspective and worth as a person. My heart breaks when I consider family ties, long-standing friendships, and even church congregations frayed and divided over three words. For some, these words are… Read more
November 29, 2020
Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Sibling Rivalry
November 29, 2020 By Roland Warren
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Many years ago, when my wife and I were new parents, we went to visit a couple that had two sons that were a bit older than ours. After a brief introduction to their boys, they took them to their play area in an adjacent room, so that we could talk without being interrupted. Well, it was not long after they closed the playroom door that these boys started going after each other. It sounded a bit like an Ultimate… Read more
July 21, 2020
Does Your Child Have a Match or a Torch Temperament?
July 21, 2020 By Roland Warren
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My good friend Vince DiCaro, Chief Outreach Officer for Care Net, offered the below insight about parenting. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ My son was sitting in his car seat as we drove home from daycare at the end of a long day. He was holding his lunch bag in his hand. He always has to have something in this hand… Then, something about the lunch bag suddenly annoyed him, so he frantically threw it down, it landed on his legs, and he kicked… Read more
April 16, 2020
What Would Jesus Do in the time of the coronavirus? Three Key Things…
April 16, 2020 By Roland Warren
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In 1990, a church youth leader began a grassroots movement to help her teenage group remember the phrase, “What Would Jesus Do?” Soon, “WWJD” was found on items ranging from bracelets to lunch boxes. Like most fads, it eventually died out. But the question posed will never die out because it is central to any committed Christian’s daily walk. So, when the coronavirus began to dominate the headlines, and I was considering how I should respond, God brought this question… Read more
February 11, 2020
A Black History Month Reminder–Slavery and Abortion are Very Similar. Here’s Why…
February 11, 2020 By Roland Warren
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Recently, in a speech to students from Colorado Christian University, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, noted that opposition to abortion reminded her of the ending of slavery during President Lincoln’s administration. She said, “[Lincoln] too contended with the pro-choice arguments of his day. They suggested that a state’s choice to be slave or to be free had no moral question in it…Well, President Lincoln reminded those pro-choicers that there is a vast portion of the American people that do not… Read more
January 24, 2020
Whose Side Are You On?
January 24, 2020 By Roland Warren
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As I write this, our nation faces a time of great social unrest and political division. We are challenged to state publicly with our words and our social media what matters; but for too many, a person’s hashtag has become the litmus test for determining the value of their perspective. It breaks my heart that family ties, long-standing friendships, and even church congregations are being frayed and divided over three words. For some, these words are “Black lives matter.” For… Read more
January 12, 2020
What To Do When Teen Boys Become Fathers…
January 12, 2020 By Roland Warren
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In its current season, the hit TV show This Is Us introduced a new storyline featuring Asante Blackk, who plays a black teen father. It’s a sympathetic and compelling portrayal that shows this young father doing the best that he can to care for his young child. I was pleased to see this because, years ago, just a few months after my 20th birthday, I was in that situation when I received the news that my nineteen-year-old girlfriend was pregnant… Read more
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